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If you want a more robust solution with ShellExecute that will open ANY file, folder or URL using the default OS associated program to do so, here is a function taken from http://access.mvps.org/access/api/api0018.htm:

'************ Code Start **********
' This code was originally written by Dev Ashish.
' It is not to be altered or distributed,
' except as part of an application.
' You are free to use it in any application,
' provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.
'
' Code Courtesy of
' Dev Ashish
'
Private Declare Function apiShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" _
    Alias "ShellExecuteA" _
    (ByVal hwnd As Long, _
    ByVal lpOperation As String, _
    ByVal lpFile As String, _
    ByVal lpParameters As String, _
    ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
    ByVal nShowCmd As Long) _
    As Long

'***App Window Constants***
Public Const WIN_NORMAL = 1         'Open Normal
Public Const WIN_MAX = 3            'Open Maximized
Public Const WIN_MIN = 2            'Open Minimized

'***Error Codes***
Private Const ERROR_SUCCESS = 32&
Private Const ERROR_NO_ASSOC = 31&
Private Const ERROR_OUT_OF_MEM = 0&
Private Const ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND = 2&
Private Const ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND = 3&
Private Const ERROR_BAD_FORMAT = 11&

'***************Usage Examples***********************
'Open a folder:     ?fHandleFile("C:TEMP",WIN_NORMAL)
'Call Email app:    ?fHandleFile("mailto:dash10@hotmail.com",WIN_NORMAL)
'Open URL:          ?fHandleFile("http://home.att.net/~dashish", WIN_NORMAL)
'Handle Unknown extensions (call Open With Dialog):
'                   ?fHandleFile("C:TEMPTestThis",Win_Normal)
'Start Access instance:
'                   ?fHandleFile("I:mdbsCodeNStuff.mdb", Win_NORMAL)
'****************************************************

Function fHandleFile(stFile As String, lShowHow As Long)
Dim lRet As Long, varTaskID As Variant
Dim stRet As String
    'First try ShellExecute
    lRet = apiShellExecute(hWndAccessApp, vbNullString, _
            stFile, vbNullString, vbNullString, lShowHow)

    If lRet > ERROR_SUCCESS Then
        stRet = vbNullString
        lRet = -1
    Else
        Select Case lRet
            Case ERROR_NO_ASSOC:
                'Try the OpenWith dialog
                varTaskID = Shell("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL " _
                        & stFile, WIN_NORMAL)
                lRet = (varTaskID <> 0)
            Case ERROR_OUT_OF_MEM:
                stRet = "Error: Out of Memory/Resources. Couldn't Execute!"
            Case ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
                stRet = "Error: File not found.  Couldn't Execute!"
            Case ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND:
                stRet = "Error: Path not found. Couldn't Execute!"
            Case ERROR_BAD_FORMAT:
                stRet = "Error:  Bad File Format. Couldn't Execute!"
            Case Else:
        End Select
    End If
    fHandleFile = lRet & _
                IIf(stRet = "", vbNullString, ", " & stRet)
End Function
'************ Code End **********

Just put this into a separate module and call fHandleFile() with the right parameters.

Another request we see in various forums is how to launch a URL in an alternate web browser and not use Internet Explorer or whatever the default browser happens to be on a given PC.

Automating FireFox

Luckily for us, FireFox accepts command line switches for such automation.

Below is a simple procedure that accepts the URL you wish to open and opens a new tab in FireFox to that URL.

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Procedure : OpenURLInFF
' Author    : Daniel Pineault, CARDA Consultants Inc.
' Website   : http://www.cardaconsultants.com
' Purpose   : Open a URL in FireFox
' Copyright : The following is release as Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
'             (CC BY-SA 4.0) - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
' Req'd Refs: Uses Late Binding, so none required
'
' Input Variables:
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
' sURL      : URL to open in FifeFox
'
' Usage:
' ~~~~~~
' Call OpenURLInFF("http://www.google.ca")
' Call OpenURLInFF("devhut.net")
'
' Revision History:
' Rev       Date(yyyy/mm/dd)        Description
' **************************************************************************************
' 1         2014-11-13              Initial Release
' 2         2018-02-01              Updated Copyright under CC licensing
'                                   Error trapped FireFox not installed
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub OpenURLInFF(ByVal sURL As String)
    On Error GoTo Error_Handler
    Dim WSHShell              As Object
    Dim sFFExe                As String    'FF executable path/filename

    'Determine the Path to FF executable
    Set WSHShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    sFFExe = WSHShell.RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApp PathsFirefox.EXE")
    'Open the URL
    Shell """" & sFFExe & """" & " -new-tab """ & sURL & "", vbHide

Error_Handler_Exit:
    On Error Resume Next
    If Not WSHShell Is Nothing Then Set WSHShell = Nothing
    Exit Sub

Error_Handler:
    If Err.Number = -2147024894 Then
        MsgBox "FireFox does not appear to be installed on this compter", _
               vbInformation Or vbOKOnly, "Unable to open the requested URL"
    Else
        MsgBox "The following error has occurred" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
               "Error Number: " & Err.Number & vbCrLf & _
               "Error Source: OpenURLInFF" & vbCrLf & _
               "Error Description: " & Err.Description & _
               Switch(Erl = 0, "", Erl <> 0, vbCrLf & "Line No: " & Erl) _
               , vbOKOnly + vbCritical, "An Error has Occurred!"
    End If
    Resume Error_Handler_Exit
End Sub

Using Chrome Instead

Chrome can similarly be automate but instead of -new-tab, it is simply -url

A Procedure to Control Them All!

Okay, it was bothering me to have to have an individual VBA procedure for each browser and thought to myself: “How hard can it be to have a single procedure to use any browser of my choosing?”. Well, it turns out that it isn’t that hard at all (noting a minor special case for Opera and Microsoft Edge)! Below is a simple procedure that, currently, will work with 6 of the most popular browsers.

• Internet Explorer
• FireFox
• Chrome
• Opera
• Microsoft Edge
• Brave

Enum BrowserName
    'This Enum is part of Sub OpenURL()
    ' *** If changes are made here, update GetBrowserNameEnumValue()
    iexplore = 1
    firefox = 2
    chrome = 3
    opera = 4
    msedge = 5
    brave = 6
End Enum


'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Procedure : OpenURL
' Author    : Daniel Pineault, CARDA Consultants Inc.
' Website   : http://www.cardaconsultants.com
' Purpose   : Open a URL in a browser
' Copyright : The following is release as Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
'             (CC BY-SA 4.0) - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
' Req'd Refs: Uses Late Binding, so none required
' Dependencies: BrowserName Enum, GetDefaultBrowser(), GetBrowserNameEnumValue()
'
' Input Variables:
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
' sURL      : URL to open
' lBrowser  : Optional, browser to be used to open the URL, if omitted, the system's
'               default browser will be used
'
' Usage:
' ~~~~~~
' Call OpenURL("https://www.google.ca") 'will use the user's default browser
' Call OpenURL("https://www.google.ca", iexplore)
' Call OpenURL("devhut.net", chrome)
' Call OpenURL("msdn.com", firefox)
' Call OpenURL("google.ca", opera)
' Call OpenURL("https://www.google.ca", msedge)
' Call OpenURL("https://www.google.ca", brave)
'
' Revision History:
' Rev       Date(yyyy/mm/dd)        Description
' **************************************************************************************
' 1         2014-11-13              Initial Release
' 2         2018-02-01              Updated Copyright under CC licensing
'                                   Error trapped FireFox not installed
' 3         2018-02-01              Complete revamp of the code to accomodate multiple
'                                   Browser
' 4         2020-04-27              Added Microsoft Edge
'                                   Added Brave
' 5         2020-12-14              Adapted to now have lBrowser as optional and the
'                                   ability to determine the system's default browser
' 6         2022-07-03              Fixed usage examples to match Enum, forgot to do so
'                                   after the last update
'                                   changed msedge sExe to make people happy, not used!
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub OpenURL(ByVal sURL As String, Optional lBrowser As BrowserName)
    Dim oShell                As Object
    Dim sFFExe                As String     'Executable path/filename
    Dim sProgName             As String     'Name of the Executable program
    Dim sExe                  As String     'Executable exe filename
    Dim sCmdLineSwitch        As String     'Command line switch
    Dim sShellCmd             As String     'Shell Command

    On Error GoTo Error_Handler

    'If no browser is specified then use the system's default one
    If lBrowser = 0 Then
        lBrowser = GetBrowserNameEnumValue(GetDefaultBrowser())
    End If

    'Determine the Path to executable
    Select Case lBrowser
        Case 1
            'https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh826025(v=vs.85).aspx
            sProgName = "Internet Explorer"
            sExe = "IEXPLORE.EXE"
            sCmdLineSwitch = " "
        Case 2
            'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Command_Line_Options#Browser
            sProgName = "Mozilla Firefox"
            sExe = "Firefox.EXE"
            sCmdLineSwitch = " -new-tab "
        Case 3
            sProgName = "Google Chrome"
            sExe = "Chrome.exe"
            sCmdLineSwitch = " -tab "
        Case 4
            'http://www.opera.com/docs/switches/
            sProgName = "Opera"
            sExe = "opera.exe"
            sCmdLineSwitch = " "
        Case 5
            sProgName = "Microsoft Edge"
            sExe = "msedge.exe"
            sCmdLineSwitch = " -tab "
        Case 6
            sProgName = "Brave"
            sExe = "brave.exe"
            sCmdLineSwitch = " -tab "
    End Select

    If lBrowser = 5 Then    'Special case for Edge!  Thank you Microsoft for not following the rules!
        'Build the command
        sShellCmd = "cmd /c """ & "start microsoft-edge:" & sURL & """"
    Else
        Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
        sFFExe = oShell.RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows" & _
                                "CurrentVersionApp Paths" & sExe & "")
        'Parse the returned string
        sFFExe = Replace(sFFExe, Chr(34), "")    'Special case for Opera?!
        'Build the command
        sShellCmd = """" & sFFExe & """" & "" & sCmdLineSwitch & """" & sURL & """"
    End If
    'Open the URL
    Shell sShellCmd, vbHide

Error_Handler_Exit:
    On Error Resume Next
    If Not oShell Is Nothing Then Set oShell = Nothing
    Exit Sub

Error_Handler:
    If Err.Number = -2147024894 Then
        MsgBox sProgName & " does not appear to be installed on this compter", _
               vbInformation Or vbOKOnly, "Unable to open the requested URL"
    Else
        MsgBox "The following error has occurred" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
               "Error Number: " & Err.Number & vbCrLf & _
               "Error Source: OpenURL" & vbCrLf & _
               "Error Description: " & Err.Description & _
               Switch(Erl = 0, "", Erl <> 0, vbCrLf & "Line No: " & Erl) _
               , vbOKOnly + vbCritical, "An Error has Occurred!"
    End If
    Resume Error_Handler_Exit
End Sub

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Procedure : GetDefaultBrowser
' Author    : Daniel Pineault, CARDA Consultants Inc.
' Website   : http://www.cardaconsultants.com
' Purpose   : Returns the name of the System's Default Web Browser
' Copyright : The following is release as Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
'             (CC BY-SA 4.0) - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
' Req'd Refs: Uses Late Binding, so none required
'
' Usage:
' ~~~~~~
' GetDefaultBrowser()
'   -> msedge, firefox, brave, iexplore, ...
'
' Revision History:
' Rev       Date(yyyy/mm/dd)        Description
' **************************************************************************************
' 1         2020-12-14              Initial Release
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Function GetDefaultBrowser() As String
    Dim oShell                As Object
    Dim sProgId               As String
    Dim sCommand              As String
    Dim aCommand              As Variant

    On Error GoTo Error_Handler

    Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    'Default ProgId
    sProgId = oShell.RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsShellAssociations" & _
                             "UrlAssociationshttpsUserChoiceProgId")
    'Cross-reference the sProgId to get the exe associated with it
    sCommand = oShell.RegRead("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" & sProgId & "shellopencommand")
    'Parse the returned value to extract just the exe filename
    aCommand = Split(sCommand, Chr(34))
    GetDefaultBrowser = Right(aCommand(1), Len(aCommand(1)) - InStrRev(aCommand(1), ""))    ' firefox.exe
    GetDefaultBrowser = Left(GetDefaultBrowser, InStr(GetDefaultBrowser, ".") - 1)    'firefox

Error_Handler_Exit:
    On Error Resume Next
    If Not oShell Is Nothing Then Set oShell = Nothing
    Exit Function

Error_Handler:
    MsgBox "The following error has occurred" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
           "Error Number: " & Err.Number & vbCrLf & _
           "Error Source: GetDefaultBrowser" & vbCrLf & _
           "Error Description: " & Err.Description & _
           Switch(Erl = 0, "", Erl <> 0, vbCrLf & "Line No: " & Erl) _
           , vbOKOnly + vbCritical, "An Error has Occurred!"
    Resume Error_Handler_Exit
End Function

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Procedure : GetBrowserNameEnumValue
' Author    : Daniel Pineault, CARDA Consultants Inc.
' Website   : http://www.cardaconsultants.com
' Purpose   : Convert the returned value from GetDefaultBrowser() into the proper Enum
'               Value.  This is required as VBA offers no way to evaluate a returned
'               value from a function against an Enum, no way to iterate over the string
'               values of an Enum, ...
' Copyright : The following is release as Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
'             (CC BY-SA 4.0) - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
' Req'd Refs: None required
'
' Usage:
' ~~~~~~
' GetBrowserNameEnumValue(GetDefaultBrowser())
'   -> 1, 2, 3, ...
' GetBrowserNameEnumValue("firefox")
'   -> 2
'
' Revision History:
' Rev       Date(yyyy/mm/dd)        Description
' **************************************************************************************
' 1         2020-12-14              Initial Release
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Function GetBrowserNameEnumValue(sInput As String) As Long
    On Error GoTo Error_Handler

    Select Case sInput
        Case "iexplore"
            GetBrowserNameEnumValue = BrowserName.iexplore
        Case "firefox"
            GetBrowserNameEnumValue = BrowserName.firefox
        Case "chrome"
            GetBrowserNameEnumValue = BrowserName.chrome
        Case "opera"
            GetBrowserNameEnumValue = BrowserName.opera
        Case "msedge"
            GetBrowserNameEnumValue = BrowserName.msedge
        Case "brave"
            GetBrowserNameEnumValue = BrowserName.brave
        Case Else
            GetBrowserNameEnumValue = 0
    End Select

Error_Handler_Exit:
    On Error Resume Next
    Exit Function

Error_Handler:
    MsgBox "The following error has occurred" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
           "Error Number: " & Err.Number & vbCrLf & _
           "Error Source: GetBrowserNameEnumValue" & vbCrLf & _
           "Error Description: " & Err.Description & _
           Switch(Erl = 0, "", Erl <> 0, vbCrLf & "Line No: " & Erl) _
           , vbOKOnly + vbCritical, "An Error has Occurred!"
    Resume Error_Handler_Exit
End Function